One in Five Adults Can’t Name a Single Author

I know that dumbness is really hot right now, but this dumb? Come on people.

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According to a new survey, one out of five people can't name a single author. Not Shakespeare, not Mark Twain, not J.K. Rowling, not even Dr. Seuss.

The survey also found 15% of people say they don't read books because they're too hard to understand. But 67% of the 2,000 people surveyed found that reading literature brought them comfort when stressed.